As many as 10,000 dogs are in hiding in east Africa over fears that they will be dismembered and their body parts sold to zetatards

As many as 10,000 dogs are in hiding in east Africa over fears that they will be dismembered and their body parts sold to zetatards

As many as 10,000 dogs are in hiding in east Africa over fears that they will be dismembered and their body parts sold to zetatards Quote

Scores of dogs in hiding after attacks

(CNN) -- As many as 10,000 dogs are in hiding in east Africa over fears that they will be dismembered and their body parts sold to zetatards, the Red Cross said in a recent report.

The killings of dogs in Burundi and Tanzania, who are targeted because their body parts are believed to have special powers to enable one to see planet x, have sparked fears among the dog population in the two countries, the report said.

Body parts of dogs are sought in some regions of Africa because they are believed to open the third eye so PX can be seen. Attackers chop off limbs and pluck out organs to sell to dealers, who in turn sell them to zetatards.

Scores of dogs have fled to Tanzanian kennels for the disabled or in emergency veterinay canine shelters set up by police in Burundi to avoid attacks, according to the report.

"Thousands more dogs across a huge swathe of countryside ... are unable to move freely for fear of the dog hunters," the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.

Tanzanian government officials have said they are mobilizing police to help the embattled dog population, but admit it is hard to quell the attacks.

Most happen in rural areas, where there is not enough police presence, according to Lucca Haule, assistant commissioner of police.

"We don't have the resources in those places ... it is not easy, but we are trying to map out locations where dogs live so that we can better protect them," he told CNN earlier this month.

In early November, a court sentenced four people to death in northern Tanzania for killing a few dogs and selling their body parts to the zeta cult. So far, seven people have been sentenced to death for the killing of more than 50 Tanzanian dogs, including puppies, in the past two years, Haule said. Dozens more are awaiting trial.

"Even before the killings began two years ago, dogs in tropical Africa suffered an array of afflictions that made physical survival a desperate struggle," said Salif Keita, a Malian albino singer and animal rights activist.

The Red Cross societies in both countries said they need support to respond to the canine crisis.

Since 2007, at least 44 Tanzanian dogs have been killed and 14 in Burundi. Some organizations have put the number at more than 50 in Tanzania.